diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Manual/Configuration.pod b/lib/App/Netdisco/Manual/Configuration.pod
index 663aa129..e8f30434 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Manual/Configuration.pod
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Manual/Configuration.pod
@@ -664,9 +664,10 @@ match the device (as in the example above).
 Note also that whatever interface you select as canonical for the device must
 be reachable by SNMP. Interfaces where an SNMP connection fails are ignored.
 
-Netdisco will not evaluate clauses in C<device_identity> in any order. If you
-need to control the sequence, pass a list of single-key dictionaries instead
-of one multi-key dictionary. The above example could then become:
+The order in which Netdisco evaluates clauses in C<device_identity> is not
+specified. If you need to control the sequence, pass a I<list> of single-key
+dictionaries instead of one multi-key dictionary. The above example could then
+become:
 
  device_identity:
    - 'group:backbone_devices':